1. Every word of your screenplay MUST be doing either of the following;

(a)   moving your story forward

(b)  revealing something about the characters

2. Don’t waste time in getting the reader/viewer/audience involved in your script/film at the start of your script/film. You can achieve that by building ‘believability’ into the beginning of your film. And believability can be achieved by having the character(s) do or say something that the audience/reader can relate to, no matter if the character(s) you are showing at the start of your film are aliens from some far off planet.
3. Don’t forget the “show, don’t tell” rule throughout your script/film.
4. Subtext is crucial. Avoid on-the-nose dialogue; it can kill your project. Incase you are wondering what is subtext: It is the opposite of on-the-nose dialogue and it is all about not having your characters say exactly what they are thinking.
5. Don’t be afraid of re-writing. If you feel your script may benefit from a rewrite, please do it for a greater final product.
6. Make sure that the end of your script/film is not predictable. Brainstorm ways to make your end as interesting and unique as you can make to make the readers/audience/viewers talk about your script/film hours or hopefully days and months after reading/watching your work.
7. Middle part of your script/film is also very important. Raise the stakes as high as possible within the literary capacity of the story, and you will have a great middle.

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